Avient Valuation

Is PY9 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of PY9 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: PY9 (€50.5) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€60.46)

Significantly Below Fair Value: PY9 is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for PY9?

Key metric: As PY9 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for PY9. This is calculated by dividing PY9's market cap by their current earnings.
What is PY9's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio32.2x
EarningsUS$149.00m
Market CapUS$4.86b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does PY9's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for PY9 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average28.2x
WCH Wacker Chemie
28.3x37.0%€3.5b
EVK Evonik Industries
35.2x33.1%€8.1b
SY1 Symrise
37.3x13.2%€14.6b
ACT AlzChem Group
11.9x12.6%€598.4m
PY9 Avient
32.2x20.4%€4.9b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: PY9 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (32.2x) compared to the peer average (28.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does PY9's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Chemicals Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
PY9 32.2xIndustry Avg. 17.2xNo. of Companies13PE01224364860+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: PY9 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (32.2x) compared to the European Chemicals industry average (17.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is PY9's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

PY9 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio32.2x
Fair PE Ratio18.7x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: PY9 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (32.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.7x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst PY9 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€50.50
€52.05
+3.1%
9.6%€60.90€47.06n/a5
Nov ’25€42.40
€52.05
+22.7%
9.6%€60.90€47.06n/a5
Oct ’25€44.80
€47.91
+6.9%
5.1%€50.35€43.03n/a6
Sep ’25€44.20
€47.91
+8.4%
5.1%€50.35€43.03n/a6
Aug ’25€41.00
€48.28
+17.8%
5.7%€51.23€43.78n/a6
Jul ’25€40.40
€48.28
+19.5%
5.7%€51.23€43.78n/a6
Jun ’25€40.20
€48.22
+20.0%
5.3%€51.01€43.59n/a7
May ’25€39.80
€43.89
+10.3%
7.9%€46.98€37.58n/a7
Apr ’25€40.00
€42.16
+5.4%
7.1%€45.48€37.12n/a7
Mar ’25€37.20
€42.16
+13.3%
7.1%€45.48€37.12n/a7
Feb ’25€33.60
€40.17
+19.5%
8.9%€44.59€33.67n/a7
Jan ’25€37.60
€40.17
+6.8%
8.9%€44.59€33.67n/a7
Dec ’24€31.00
€40.37
+30.2%
9.9%€45.70€34.51n/a7
Nov ’24€29.60
€44.42
+50.1%
7.1%€47.11€37.69€42.407
Oct ’24€33.00
€44.48
+34.8%
7.4%€46.89€37.51€44.807
Sep ’24€37.40
€43.25
+15.6%
7.4%€45.59€36.47€44.207
Aug ’24€37.00
€43.25
+16.9%
7.4%€45.59€36.47€41.007
Jul ’24€37.40
€42.61
+13.9%
8.5%€47.43€36.49€40.407
Jun ’24€34.20
€42.67
+24.8%
8.0%€47.21€36.32€40.208
May ’24€34.80
€44.35
+27.4%
7.3%€48.42€37.25€39.808
Apr ’24€37.60
€44.35
+17.9%
7.3%€48.42€37.25€40.008
Mar ’24€41.00
€44.97
+9.7%
6.9%€49.06€37.74€37.209
Feb ’24€37.60
€39.22
+4.3%
13.0%€46.98€31.94€33.608
Jan ’24€31.20
€38.38
+23.0%
15.1%€47.09€31.08€37.608
Dec ’23€32.80
€38.41
+17.1%
17.5%€49.88€31.92€31.008
Nov ’23€34.40
€45.41
+32.0%
18.0%€61.21€37.13€29.608

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


Discover undervalued companies